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African leaders back an Africa AI Fund of up to $60bn at the Kigali summit

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Source: AllAfricaAlso reported by KT Press

The Global AI Summit on Africa in Kigali, organised by Rwanda’s ICT ministry and the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution with the World Economic Forum, closed with the Africa Declaration on Artificial Intelligence. Leaders resolved to create an Africa AI Fund expected to mobilise up to $60 billion for start-ups, connectivity and data centres, aiming at 500,000 jobs a year by 2030, and proposed an Africa AI Council.

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African governments now have a joint proposal for an AI fund of up to $60bn and a continental AI council to finance start-ups, connectivity and data centres.

When
4 Apr 2025
ID
WTA-N-2025-0168
Where
International, Rwanda
Who
Government of Rwanda, World Economic Forum

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from AllAfrica and the reporting credited above. We could not open the primary document, so it is marked Reported. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

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WTA-N-2025-0168: “African leaders back an Africa AI Fund of up to $60bn at the Kigali summit.” wheresthe.ai, 4 Apr 2025. https://wheresthe.ai/d/intl-kigali-africa-declaration-ai-2025-04/ (source: AllAfrica).

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